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What exercise will work best for ……

14th February 2019 by Leo Neenan

Every week in clinic I see people who regularly go to the gym or training with clubs or teams but are not quite getting the feeling that they are in great shape?

The effort and the desire is there but not the results.

Often times the root cause of this is they are unsure of what exercise or type they need to do to get to the next level.

A simple flow chart can help provide a plan. Some movements, areas or joints will need stability while others will need mobility work. Basically we need to decide whether you need duct tape or some WD40..

Now its pretty time consuming to test each joint and decide on a range of exercises but a functional movement

screen speeds things up by looking at specific movements and scoring them on quality of movement.

We use the Kinetisense KAMS assessment seen below to decide on what to do to get you to the next level whatever your goals are. Tracking changes over time allows us to always stay on top of your training and maintain peak fitness and development.

Exercise Road map – A reference point for how to improve your strength training

8th February 2019 by Leo Neenan

A lot of people I see in clinic and through coaching struggle to know what to do next. They may be seeing less and less gains in their performance or just bored with the exercise routine. Just adding more reps and / or weights isn’t always the answer. Many may be returning from injury and … Read more

Improved Foot Mobility and Strength IS possible

14th December 2018 by Leo Neenan

On numerous occasions I’ve heard people blame their flat arches on their parents and say that they definitely need arch supports etc, to improve their comfort when walking, running, exercising On some occasions this may be true but the ankle and all the other joints in the foot can be helped to move better and … Read more

Tight Hamstrings – Stretching is the answer right?? Maybe not

4th December 2018 by Leo Neenan

In the last post, Firing up your Glutes I touched on the idea that people may be hamstring dominant and firing the glutes with common exercises may not be working for them. These same people often show a history of tight hamstrings and the go to advice has been to stretch them.. But have you … Read more

F I T – Functional Imagery Training

13th November 2018 by Leo Neenan

FIT basically helps to put the emotional part or your brain in touch with physical sensations to help change behaviour and outcomes. A method they use in the attached research is 1. Think of a lemon – feel it in your hand 2. Squeeze the lemon and drink the juice. – taste the bitterness 3. … Read more

Marathon recovery – 3 week plan

31st October 2018 by Leo Neenan

Recovery after a marathon can be tricky to get right and worst case scenario is that impedes your longer term training by not allowing the body to recover fully and storing issues that can pop up when training for your next event. There are great ways available to improve your recovery including cross training … Read more

Vagus v’s Vegas – Stress , Anxiety and the exercise focused Relaxation Response

16th October 2018 by Leo Neenan

Hypothetical scenario (for most of us anyway) – you’re in Vegas, money in your hand, the clock is ticking down, the roulette wheel is spinning and last bets are called. Time to make your choice…… Your response like many others may be – Heartbeat quickens – Palms get sweaty – Gut gets tight – butterflies … Read more

Athlete Monitoring using Elite Technology Part 2: Joint Mobility

4th September 2018 by Leo Neenan

In Part 1 we looked at the value of assessing / measuring Running Symmetry. This time we are going to look at why its useful to keep track of your joint mobility. The reason is relatively simple an athlete lacking hip flexion may compensate by creating excessive flexion at the lumbar spine or an athlete lacking … Read more